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DAILY JOUnr.'AL, ror.TLAND, .TIIUr.DAY EVENING. FSUARY 1.
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Seventeen Years Ago Forty Persons, Most of
- Them theatrical Men; Established T tffe
Order , in
NOW MEN OF EVERY; RANK
ARErPR0UD
After: Many ; Vicissitudes the -Lodge
; "Dedicates !a $200,00Q Jemple,
; : Finest on
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"'..' The handsomest Blk horn on the Pa
clflo eoast Is to bs dedicated this even-
, Stiff br the members of Portland Lodge
No.-148, Benevolent and Protective Or
der's Elks. ' ', '
A large percentage of the charter
members will be present. -men who re
member the night of November I. 1 88,
when the lodge was Instituted In n
small room In ft frame building at Sec
ond and Yamhill .streets. The furnish
' ings then were bare, contrasting strik
ingly with the luxuriant surroundings
of the present .home In the four-story
building at Seventh and Stark streets.
In the early days the Elks had to coun
sel together . to raise' money for the
modest rent charged for the use of a
hall. This evening the same members
will reflect upon the old days In a
building wbloh represents an expend
iture at 1110.004.. ...
Jone of the charter, members win
fail to recall the name and face of W.
C .Dudley., the "daddy of Uie local
lodga- Instituted It,-eomlng from
San-. Francisco especially for that pur
pose. At that time he was secretary of
the Golden Oate city herd." At one time
Dudley was an actor. And In . those
days -actors : were '.the leading spirits
in the order, both on. the, Atlantic and
the ' Pacific ' coasts,' It was because of
the large number of Elk thesplans who
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"played", la Portland IT years ago that
the local lodge was instituted. The ma
Jorlty " of the charter members were
either thratrloal men or those who were
connected In some other way with the
business.
. ' ' In those days the order had not long
el nee discarded the swaddling clothes
. of the Jolly Corks, the English society
after which. the Elks was copied and
i - first - named. ' It - bad but recently as-
- - sumed - the name of Elks, and was
' branching out for Itself. The majority
of the members of the order we're actors
' , or musicians.
i i Portland ' was always considered
t good theatrical town.- Many traveling
. , companies . played , here, and vaudeville
- houses flourished. The result was that
the city was always tilled- with actors,
. the majority of whom were Elks. In
those days the Elks met on Sunday aft
' ernoons, as Sunday matinee perform
ances had not been' Introduced. That
practice has since been discontinued by
' the grand lodge. In Portland the aft
' ' errtoon of the Sabbath hung heavily
--. pon the, bands of -traveling Elks, be
. cause there was no lodge -here. . They
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This City. .
TO'BE'MEMBERS
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the Coast.
talked ' among ' themselves of 'the lack
of the congeniality of a lodge and Port
land pioneers, decided -,i to institute ft
branch of the order In this city. :
Some leading gptrlts.
There were 'many leading spirits in
the movement, . Chief among them was
John Cort, who ran the Standard thea
tre . at the . corner - of Flret and Madi
son street.... Next eame "Jack" Letcher,
his manager. But not least were Louis
Dammasch, proprietor of Turn balle.
Fourth and Tamhlll streets, where the
lodge used to meet; J. K. Kelly, who
ran (the Elite cafe on Third street, be
tween Morrison and Alder; CB. Farle
tnan, who was killed in the Elks' ex
cursion to Olympia Washington, on
August t. 101, who owned a cigar
store on tncorner of Third and Yam
hill streets: Dr.TV-SV. Cornelius, a prac
ticing physician; - ElmwaQulmby, who
lost a leg m i the Olym
wre -; William upaon, wno men
chares of all the newsboys on the
Northern Paclfle trains between St. Paul
and Portland r Richard Clinton, former
proprietor of the Elite theatre. First and
Madison streets, . and. owner of the
Royat vaudeville- house,- Third -land
Alder streets. In 1888. .and George C
Sears, county assessor at the time the
lodge was Instituted. .
When about 40 names had been se-
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cured to the list It was sent to San
Franclsoo with the request -for ft char
ter and some one to come here and or
ganise the lodge. Mr. Dudley was sent
up for that purpose, and in. due course
of time Portland lodge. No. 141, B. P.
O. E became a reality.
The first meetings of the, lodge were
hald In Turn halle. Fourth and Yam
hill streets. ' Louis Dammasch - was
elected the first secretary and held that
position for three) years.-- He went to
Europe and another man succeeded him.
Upon his return to Portland he, waa re
elected and served two terms.
The lodge soon outgrew Turn halle
and shared quarters with the Knight
of Pythias. Fourteen years ago, when
the Marquam building was opened, the
Elks rented the top floor. Last week
they moved from that building Into
their own Home on the .corner' of
Seventh and Stark, streets.
The early history of .the lodge Is a
succession of ups and downs. It did
not take well at first because most of
Its members were either theatrical peo
ple or engaged In the liquor business.
As time progressed business men - as-
Entrance to the Slka'- Cluh Rooms.
Tonight
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soclated themselves with the lodge. It
was hard work to make both ends meet
prior to moving Into the Marquam build
ing. - Up to that time the hat was fre
quently placed -upon- the altar and con-1
agarqaam Qnarsars Xinxcorlant.
. When the Marquam quarters were
fitted-up and' they were luxuriant for
the times the easy chairs and good
fellowship of the members attracted
many Portland men. Matters progressed
for a -few years, Whsn there- waa an
embesslement which practically bank
rupted the lodge.' Members grew dis
heartened , and discouraged. Failure
stared them In "the face. A few .op
timistic members pulled the others Into
line. The depleted treasury was re
plenished and the lodge started out
anew. .
All fhia time the fame and power of
the order was spreading throughout the
country. Portland reaped the benefit at
an opportune time. More subatantlal
business men Joined, and , Itx waa but a
few years before the lodge was again
upon ft sound financial basis. And it
has continued to grow ever sines until
today it is rated one of the most sub
stantial lodges In the order, while Its
members include many , prominent so
cially Id the city: jL--
Charity foe AIL ,
"And the greatest of these Is char
ity." .Upon that biblical teaching la the
order founded; upon it the local lodge
has grown and prospered. The right
hand of an Elk never knows what Its
left does., Since the Inception of the lo
cal lodgethere3been.. nothing of -ft
public character to which It has not re
sponded. Its members are known
throughout the stste for their liberality.
Ambng the lodge's many contributions
was 3B0 to the Heppner flood fund.
Nationally the Portland lodge received
due recognition for sending f 100 to the
Galveston flood sufferers and relieving
the yellow fever needy upon two oc
casions. -'"-'' '.-
Th liberal .isnd ts.wended In and
around Portland. The local lodge was
the first in the order to establish a sick
benefit aside from the regular succor
given ft brother. It is ft charter prof
vision, and calls for flO per week. Five
other lodges have since adopted the
plan. - When the Good Samaritan hospi
tal burned, the Elks contributed 11.100
toward the rebuilding fund. It supports
a room In each of the city hospitals,
furnished by tho members. . Other pa
tients are cared for constantly in addi
tional rooms or in wards.-Tha sick com
mittee laever alert and active. Once a
day one or more of its members visits
every sick brother at the hospitals or at
his home. Stranger Elks within the
gates of Portland are accorded the same
care and attention as resident members.
Itfth la Charity Work.
At the last grand lodge and reunion
Portland lodge was reported fifth among
the too-odd lodges throughout the
United States. Alaska arid the Pacific
.Islands In the amount of Its charitable
donations. In proportion to its mem
bership, less than 1,000, It leads all the
lodges In the amount of money con
tributed to charity and charitable work.
The philanthropy of the Portland
lodge, or of any other In the order, is
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not confined to members In good stand
ing. The following reminiscence of J.
E. Kelly, one of the charter members
and whose name ff fourth on the roster
of the lotlge, Is but-an Inctdent of many
In the history of the local lodge.
' "One day, not many weeks after the
Elks had-, been organised In Portland,
Hie Inrlpn imlvtil wnril that a man
named Boyd was In a certain
ousenT
destitute circumstances. -1 wss ons of
ft committee of three appointed to In
vestigate the case. --We found-that
Boyd had been an Elk 'and ft Mason. He
had permitted his dues to lapse in both
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loUng ThroUghTLounging'Room to Billiard Room. Photograph
orders, hence ho was not In good stand
ing. ' The fsct that ho had been an
Elk was sufficient for us. Once ho had
been" a food fellow.
Kelp for rallea Brother. '
. TVhen we found him he was sick. In
bed and was being taken care of by the
Salvation Army. The committee looked
after his Immediate wants. At the next
meeting of the lodge ft hat was placed
upon tho altar and contributions were
received for tho benefit of the man. We
went further. We paid the Salvation
Army for having taken care of Boyd be
fore our attention hsd . been called to
him. Tho man was not an Elk. although
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ha hsd been, and. strictly speaking, did
not come under our Jurisdiction, but hs
had been one of us, and we respected
his past condition. That motive -per-
meates the order today. -
"In those days we did not have, ft
slrk and benefit fund, as there is todsy.
When we wanted money for ft worthy
cause we put the hat upon the altar and
asksd tlis boys tn Vhlajn.' The money
was aoent for the cauae aa In
tee thought best, and the lodge asked
no -questions. - The needy required, our
help, and they got it."
The social side of the Portland Elks
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Is beter known than the charitable be
cause tho publlo sees and hears more
of It. The boys arc royal entertainer a
Their social sessions and dances are
always looked forward to with pleasure
snd prove thoroughly enjoyable. Sel
dom has the lodge entertained for pe
cuniary gain. Two . notable Instances
were street fairs or carnivals, both
memorable events In Portland's social
history. . ...
. The treat Carnivals.
Tho first was In 181." when. Sixth
street, -from .Yamhill- to- Davis street;
was fenced In tor the' occasion. The
festivities lasted 14 days. The Elks ex
pended $40,000 before ft cent was taken
in. . The proceeds were large and were
the foundation for tho fund with which
the club bought the ground upon which
Its new home stands. Two years later
the Multnomah club sought to give such
a fair on Seventh street In the vicinity
of the parks and oustom house. The
undertaking proved too stupendous; the
Elks took It off tho club's hands and
realised ft handsome profit.
In entertaining grand lodge officers
or Elks of - distinction.- the-local lodge
has ft most enviable reputation extend
ing from ocean to ocean. : Frederick
Warde, . tho most beloved of all, Elka,
always so arranged, hla theatrical Itin
erary an to be In Portland on lodge
night The late Gus Williams, ft . fa
mous German comedian, did likewise.
Almost- every Elk actor : of 1 noto has
been - entertained - by -the -members of
lodge No. 141. In the early days Cord
ray's theatre, now known aa the Baker,
was rented for the occasion and such
men aa Daniel Sully, Louis James, Ro-
Isnd Reed snd Al O. Fields uP mlnslrel
fame, made merry with rhL.loCalheifl
In the old playhouse.
Wbem-Bdwtav
"- At an -enormous expense the - lodge
brought Edwin D. Hay- from Washing
ton to entertain him during the 1195
expoeltlon. At that time Mr. Hay was
grand sxalted ruler. 'The crowd was so.
dense' around the Exposition- building
the night that he spoke that belated
arrivals were unable to get within a
block Ot It . Grand Exalted Ruler - Det
wetler of Harrlsburg. Pennsylvania, one
of tho most noted Elks, visited Port
land lodge twice and upon both occa
sions remarked that he "had tho time
of his life."
Tho saddest Incident In . the history
of tho - lodge was the wreck of Its
Olympia exouraloa train, on August 21,
101. It waa orowded with Elks and
their friends, en route to clambake to
be given by the .Washington capital
herd. Aa the - train neared. Chehalls
the crown plate In the engine gave way.
The locomotive and two crowded
coaches left the track and went down
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an embankment Two men were killed
and many excursionists were Injured.
When the news of the accident waa
wired to Portland the lodge held a hur
rted special meeting. A special train
was chartered and all the available doo
tors and nurses In the city-were sent
to the scene. The Klks paid for their
services. The only Elk killed wss C. B,
Farleman. one of tho charter members.
sTnii III lllj mil la wimrHnTh
Among the more severely Injured
Rika were Rimer Oulmbv. who lost a
leg, and G. : J. Blodgett, who waa de-
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p rived of the use of both of his legs.
He has but recently been able to leave
tho hospital, where he had been since
the accident. A coincidence Is that both
men are In tho candy business. They
now attend lodge meetings together,
both, entering the lodgeroom aide by
side, saluting the exalted ruler together,
as they lean upon their crutches.
Since Its organisation It has been
the sad duty of the lodge to bury (
of Its members, . IS of whom passed
away In 1905. The first member of the
lodge to die was W. E. ParanL on March
17, 180. . The last member was Martin
Wallace, on December 10, 190S.
Once ft year, the first Sunday In De
cember, all the lodges of the order hold
what they call their memorial service,
or "Lodge of Sorrow." It Is then that
the surviving members pay their annual
tribute to ths memory of the dead. The
service Is one of the most beautiful In
the Elka' ritual and has done as much aa
anything else to break down the bar
rier of prejudice against the order,
which grew out of the character of
many of lta .early mambere. . ...
A Beanttfal mitaaL.
' In ' tho memorlam the ritual says:
"Tho faults of .our brothers wo write
upon the sand; their virtues upon the
tablets' of love snd memory."
The last memorial service waa held
la the Marquam theatre ' on ''December
I, 106, in recognition of the following
departed brothersr-andChsres A..
Vivian, founder of the order, who died
at Leadvilla, Colorado, on- March 10,
1180:
W. E. Parent. March IT, 18(0; J. R.
Foley, November It. 1890; Ward S.
t mgV6nlt.ATjgu'
INnvemberlIlS! S. IX MeriitVAprll
18, 112; John Landgraff, August to,
tS!R!ehard -Hottea, November -1 1;
18l;-Frank-A. Wortraan. March 10.
Hit; C. M.. Orayrrljeeember-I.-I808;
C. C Mead, February 1. 1894; E. R. Beh
low. May I. 184; George W. Brady,
May 18, 1898; Frank Thunander, May
80, 1898; George P. Frank. August 14,
1898; Felix OUmblner, October 20, 1898;
W. F. Wamnley. 1 November 14, 188;
George P. Madden. January . 18, 1897;
Samuel B. Parrlsh, July- 11, r 187;
Chsrles W. Holsapple, January 11,
1898; W. A. Jacobs,- February 1, 118;
W. P. D. Glltner, April 1L 188; An
drew Roberta, August 4, 188; T. H.
Cain, October 1, 18(8; W. 8. Mason.
March IS, 1838; Henry Ackerman, June
1, 18(8; II. B. Borthwlck. October ,
IS A. J. Comstock, November 8, I8l
T. J. Black, November 19, 1819; John R
Trembath Jr., February 10. 100; Qua
Rudstrom. April 1, 100; O. M. Cone.
May 10, 1(00; J. J. P.aldwln. December
2. 1(00; H. H. K.Mmea, November 14,
I01; C. B. V.: I.dve aber 18, i: i
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W. H. Whiter rteeember . ItOl; 15. F-.
Kimble. December ,13, 101; J. H. Nixti.
January Is, 1981; A. J. Hporry, March
U, 10; Oeorge E. -Wlthington, April
2, -1901: A. J..Abrama. May i. I'JOi:
George C. Sears, July IS, IQ1; a W.
Aldrlcn, August CltOti. William Lewla.
Angust 39. 10Z; R. Marsoh, October It,
1901; I. Stelnhetser, December 2&, l0i:
F. D. Reamea, Jahuary II, 10; O. W,
Dunnlhg, June 1, ISO!; C. B. Farleman,
August It, 1901; H. Mulllns, November
I, 1903; . ixuis 11. Chetnln. June i,
104: G. H. Wemple, June I, 104; P. F
Morey, July 7, 1904; H. P. Gocrtng. July
16, 104; G. L. Honeyman, July tl. 104;
Mark F.. Ferrfy. Jnnuary , 190S: Warn-- :
uel Colson, January 13, lffttdnirie . -.
Tingry. January 14 l04v-H.-. -Gtfford, -January
17, 105; Charles 8. Flanders,'
February 4, 105; John J. Balleray Feb--.
ett, jrent
ruary 19, 106; H. H. Brookea, March t.
190S; H. B. Compson, August 1. 190S;
George B. Miller. October 71.)S05i.IlobJ.;J,
err-wrfitcheiii October Ivaaoi; J..H.
Smith. November, 12, 1905.. . y i
Since then there have died Fred J.
Riley, December 7, 1905; United States
Senator J. H. Mitchell, December S, '
1905, and Martin Wallace. December SO,
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Recounting--the first funeral held-hy
the Elks tn Portland, Louts Dammasch, ,
whose lodge card is No. 1, said today:
W. S. Pfttan First to Sis. - -
"W. E. Psrant was( the first of the , ,
bovs to die. The lodge had not been in
existence very long then, and we were ft ' "
bit green as to. the working of the
rltuaL : But on the day we hurled Mr. : .
Parent every member turned out, aa Hid
all the visiting Elks. 'We paraded with
our full regalia.' People stood on the
sidewalks and shook their heads as we .
passed by. saying' that, no such order
as that could ever live In this or any ;
other city many years. .
But today It Is otrrerent ... me.
roster of No. 141, and see who Its mem
bers are. You start with the governor.'
of the stste, and go down the long list
of professions, and you" will And them
represented in our loage. Toasy ine
leading men of a city, county or 'state
are Elks. It Is no longer ft questionable
thing to Join the order. And what la
more. It Is net every men who asks t
nowadays that la accepted." - . ; , ..
Mothsy XKdffe of Sevea.
No. 142 la the mother lodge of tho '
other seven throughout the state.
Through the Instrumentality of D. Soils
Cohen, past district deputy grand ex
alted ruler, and other members, ins
lodges were Instituted. So closely al
lied aroThertglil llial ens dues nut male
a momentous move without first con
sulting the other lodges.' The Portland,
Elks were -instrumental in Organising ft
state union, and the first meeting was -
presided over by a local Elk. Attorney
Cohen, In the Marquam building lodge-
room. The rirac annual session is o ;
be held next April In the new lodge
rooms. 1
The Portlsnd lodge has . foryears :r
been a powerful factor .In the grand ,
lodge. In the enactment of legislation
Its voice has been heard upon the floor
and heeded. lt hir-received tts -shsrs
of honors and 'distinction at the hands
of the grand lodge, having had four
district, deputy grand exalted rulers. T.
Soils Cohen, who served" three "terms r
Ralph Meade, two. and Charles H. Clute
and R. W. Mitchell one term each.
The present officers of the lodge are;
Charles E. McDonell, exalted ' ruler;.
Harry F. McKay; ; esteemed 'leading
knight;' J.f H. Upton, esteemed loyal
knight; J. ArchnBtewerV esteemed lec
turing knight; -John B. Coffey, secre
tary; Edgar W. Rowe. treasurer;
ThomasE. Dowllnff. tyler; Henry D."
Griffin, eaqulre; Henry T. Ovlatt.- Inner
gua rd ; Will lam TT. UpsOrt; Charleg'Tl;
Rankin and William W. Bretherton,
trustees; Robert A. Thompson, chap
Iain; Aaron Harris, organist.
Athena VomiaaUs. '
tMperlal Dlepeteli ov The Jneroal.)
Athena. Or., Feb. 1. At ft mass meet- - -Ing
of the cltlsene held In this city
Tuesday evening the following officers
were nominated for the coming city .
elecHIdi--whico wtltr.tje treld.-earlylflj
March: .
Mayor. Dr. J. D. Plamondon; council
men, M. L. Watta, A. B. McEwen, T. J.
Kirk and C. A. Barrett; recorder, O. O.
Chamberlain, present Incumbent; trees-
urer, I. M. Kemp. All. officers were
unanimously nominated and the meet
ing waa harmonious throughout.
Piefeiied Stock Oaaaed (roods,
Allen Lewir Best Brand, .
Oolambia College FwJtd. ".;
rSpeelal Dlaeatee t Tbe JneraaLr
Milton. Or.. Feb. 1. Rev. G. H. Olbbe.
sgent for tho Columbia college at this
place, has Juat received SS0O from tho
mlaalon board at Nashville, Tennessee,
to apply on the endowment fund. This
will swell the endowment rash fund to
more than $5,000. and $8,000 in plelgs.
Is yet to bo collected.' Tho Institution
Is becoming very strong financially
and has ft bright future.
THE VALUE OF. CHARCOAL
Tow Feople Kaow Sow Useful It Xa tm
11 seen lag K salts. aa Beaaty.
Nearly everybody knowa that char-
coal Is the safeat and moat efficient
disinfectant and purifier In nature, but
few realise its vslue when taken Into
the human system for the. same cleans
ing purpose.-
Charcoal Is ft remedy that tho more
you take of It the better; It la not a ""
drug; at hit, but simply absorbs the
gaaes snd Impurities always present In .
the stomach and intestines and carries -
them on t of the system. -
Charcoal sweetens the breath- arter
smoking, drinking or after eating onions
and other odorous vegetables.
Charcoal effectually clears and lm- ,
proves the complexion. It whitens the
teeth and further aces ss ft natural and
eminently safe cathartic
It abeorbe the Injurlow gasea-which-
collect In the stomach and bowels: It -disinfects
the mouth and throat from
the poison of catarrh.' i 1
All druggists sell charcoal in' one ,
form or another, but probably the best
charcoal end 'the most for tns immiM
la in Stuirt'a Charcoal Losengee; they -
are composed of the finest powdered
Willow-eharooal. and nlhas-aarmUse.
sntlseptles In tablst f'Tm or rather In
t ha form of large,- pleusant - taalin . : :
Inaenges,, the charooaLbeing mixed with
honey. : ' , " : ,
Tbe. dally -use of-Iheee-losengee will
soon tell In ft murh Improved cond'tkm
of the general health, better eomplnaf""
swseter breath snd purer blood, snd ti.
beauty of It la. that no possible hsrm
csn result from their eontlnued-uae, but
on the contrary, great benefit
A Buffalo physician In speaking of
the benefits of ehsrrosl , says: "I Bit.
vise Stusrt's Chsrmel Losengei. to sll
patients suffering from g-is In r'ntnaen
and bowels, and to cleer the con., .anion
and purify the hreeth. mouth an1 t
I also believe the liver lit
filed by the dally "
coat but twenty-f
drug stores, and a
a patent frepar
more snd b
tharcoal X'